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Software Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 17 Standard

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- Works well when used in addition to "regular" typing lessons
Advantages: 1) gives extra "practice" that isn't as boring as typing exercises from a book 2) speed tests give feedback on actual progress being made. 3) personal accounts keep everyone progressing at their own level (However, when used with children, they still must be carefully monitored to be sure they are using correct hand position or they will just reinforce poor typing skills.)

I teach a middle school computer class and realized that even though most of the kids have been using a computer since preschool, they are horrible when it comes to having to type anything more than a few words in length. As a part of our class, I teach them proper keyboarding strokes and hand position and make them practice 10 minutes per day. We use Mavis Beacon in addition to a traditional typing book, and it gives them some extra practice that is not as boring as constantly typing exercises from the book. They like playing the games, but I do have to keep my eye on them to be sure they use proper keyboarding hand position. The Mavis Beacon program really is valuable for the "extra" practice.

I purchased the Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 17 for my own kids to use at home and learn to type correctly. I do have to monitor them to be sure they are using correct hand position, though, because it is not a stand-alone program for kids. Adults who wish to learn to type would have much success because they are more likely to monitor themselves, but kids tend to get wrapped up in beating the games and forget to use proper hand position.

**So, overall, I think it is a great product as long as it is used properly.**

Rating:

- Mavis Beacon not good for a beginner
I homeschool my daughter and know she needs to learn to type. I bought this product because of the brand name recognition. IMO, there are not enough drills. She learned the homerow pretty well but then was expected to incorporate capitalization and numbers. She needed much more practice and drilling with lowercase a-z before she moved to capitalization and numbers. There aren't even any drills to do on our own, only dictation which includes, of course, capitalization, symbols and numbers.
So I am in the market for an age appropriate product. She needs to be drilled a few letters at a time until those are habit.
Would not recommend for a person with no prior typing experience.

Rating:

- Problem with this purchase
Though this item was invoiced at the time of purchase; as of today, I have not received it and it has not been sent to me. Please investigate what is happening and let me know

Thank you,

Alfred M. Bunge

Rating:

- Broderbund is ripping you off and doesn't care
WARNING: AVOID THIS PRODUCT!

This program bites badly! It totally crashed my XP system and the few times it briefly ran it looked like I was running some ancient DOS-based program in emulation mode.

This software is a ripp-off. Broderbund comes out with new versions so you will think they've update this ancient relic but all they've done is add some fluff and left the underlying old bug-riddled incompatible piece of trash intact.

Rating:

- Poorly made software and no support
I reformated and re-installed windows xp, just to try to get this thing to work. Their website says you should shut off all startup programs or start in safe mode just to install. I can understand shutting down running programs, or even anti-virus software, but when they want you to mess with your system just to get the thing to work, you know it's a bad sign.

I finnaly got it to work-- in safe mode! I've been trying to shut down services one at a time to try and find the conflict. All my other software and hardware is legal and updated.

Their customer support is a joke. Trying to find real contact information just sends you in a repeating circle. I'll never buy a product from Broderbund again.

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